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(Happy Thanksgiving) What are you most thankful for regarding our Huskies this year?

They are starting to evolve into a Uconn/Dan Hurley 10 deep dynamo that looks like a relentless pressure defense and fast break offense. Run opponents off the floor by the second half and be the kind of team that others don't enjoy playing. Couldn't be more grateful at this point of the season. Thanks Huskies!
 
dennismenace said:
They are starting to evolve into a Uconn/Dan Hurley 10 deep dynamo that looks like a relentless pressure defense and fast break offense. Run opponents off the floor by the second half and be the kind of team that others don't enjoy playing. Couldn't be more grateful at this point of the season. Thanks Huskies!
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'right joe, we are the men!'
'ten deep dynamo!'
dang, the labels are getting fun again. thankful for that too!
 
huskiesNhoos said:
That we're a fun team to watch again and players are clearly developing for the first time in years. The kids have passion again, which is contagious.

Not very often this happens but on Sunday at the same time I had UVA on ESPN and UCONN on ESPN2 (or vice versa...cant' remember) and it was probably 70/30 watching a UCONN blowout instead of a tight game for a top 10 UVA. That ratio would have been way different the past few years
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For all the changes that transformed them from looking / playing like Turkeys.
 
I most thankful for the returning passion and confidence from the player and the feeling of looking forward to the games again.....
 
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Superb recruiting and player development by coach Hurley and the staff. These guys are no longer wearing a losing mentality like underwear. They believe they're winners!! They believe they will restore UConn's former glory!! :D
 
I'm thankful for a UCONN Men's program with a talented coaching staff and a team that not only finally has some bona fide talent but has some depth along with talent between classes. We are finally setting up nicely of getting back to the UCONN standard of basketball year over year. The wait has been long and the pain severe. We are at the beginning of our next 10 to 15 year run competing for conference and national titles. So excited! So thankful! :-)
 
Thankful that we have a team good enough for us to be talking about rather than everyone being at each other's throats. (Chief doesn't count, he transcends common ground).
 
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Jibsey nailed mine. I'm glad UConn basketball is fun again. For a while there it wasn't.

Hurley and the coaches are great. The freshmen are exciting and full of potential. The jump of the sophomore class was all we could have hoped for. Everyone seems to have a role now. Those are all good things.

But in the end it all comes down to being excited about the games. That's back and I'm grateful for it.
 
That we are leaving this awful conference and I no longer have to see that stupid A logo.
 
I am thankful that hope has been resurrected. Fun has replaced pain and angst.
I'm also thankful for this place where I can share the joy and the pain with others. Thanks mods, at al.
And thank you folks. Even for the dumbest arguments.
 
The Insight, comedic relief, and drama this site brings to its readers. I swear this Forum could be a tv show! The question is which actors play our members?
 
David 76 said:
I am thankful that hope has been resurrected. Fun has replaced pain and angst.
I'm also thankful for this place where I can share the joy and the pain with others. Thanks mods, at al.
And thank you folks. Even for the dumbest arguments.
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I was going to say almost the same thing. I am thankful there is hope that UConn men's basketball can return to winning ways and national prominence and create new history and get good recruits in a great conference after it appeared the losing would never end and we could fade into oblivion nationally as a footnote in history and get mediocre players in a terrible conference FOREVER. I am thankful we are BACK!!!!!!!
 
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dennismenace said:
They are starting to evolve into a Uconn/Dan Hurley 10 deep dynamo that looks like a relentless pressure defense and fast break offense. Run opponents off the floor by the second half and be the kind of team that others don't enjoy playing. Couldn't be more grateful at this point of the season. Thanks Huskies!
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Yes yes yes yes, you got that right.
 
Huskybass said:
I am thankful for Coach Hurley and his great staff, a roster that goes a legit 10 deep, 2 outstanding freshmen plus another two with promise, talented recruits on the way, and real hope for a bright future.
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I'm just gonna piggy back on your post, because it expresses my feelings exactly.
 
As well as everything all have mentioned already, Isaiah Whaleys development with his dependable 18 foot jumper, and much upgraded defensive rebounding and defense!!!
 
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Thankful that UConn has a good coach finally.

Kevin Ollie was a great player for UConn and even though he wasn't an NBA All Star he did have a decent NBA career and a lot to offer to college kids looking to take the next step. Calhoun took him on(obviously one of Jim's favorite sons) and tried to groom him for a coaching position but he was never ready for the head job at UConn that quickly. Why Calhoun and Warde Manuel pushed for him to lead the Huskies at that time is a mystery that will be contemplated. What kind of politics were involved in that decision? Did race play any role? That whole saga turned ugly and in a way I feel bad for Ollie. He was in over his head. While being distracted by personal issues(divorce) he brought in friends instead of the best assistants and they were not getting the job done. Recruiting slipped and some can argue that was due to the conference the Huskies ended up in. Some will say that the "crew" Ollie assembled couldn't recruit. How much did Glenn Miller resent the fact that he got passed over and how much poison did that situation effect the program? There is no doubt that no one on that staff could coach big men.

But... that's all water under the bridge now. Hurley is here. He's energetic. And if his team can match that enthusiasm then they are all one step ahead in the right direction. Recruiting seems to be picking up. Bouknight and Akok are pleasant surprises that they can contribute like they have this early. Rebounding seems to be better which was their major Achilles Heel the last few years. Carlton, Wilson, Polley, Whaley and Adams all look like they can hold their own in the AAC. Now, if Gilbert and Vital can find the rim and consistently contribute a combined 30+ points per game I think we'll all be very thankful come March.

:) Happy Thanksgiving :)

 
Thankful that Dan Hurley showed the moxie and did the right thing by backing AG
Thankful that 4* recruits are looking at Storrs with more than a passing interest and Dan Hurley can relate to these kids
Thankful that Dan Hurley has a great coaching staff that can teach effectively and come with great experience
 
The fans! The support this year has been great, we've had the Huskies back through the tough loss against St. Joes and bounced right back. I made the trip to Gampel for the Florida game for my first game in a couple years and couldn't have asked for a better environment. Lets keep it goin, as Jon Rothstein would say, THIS IS ONLY NOVEMBER.
 
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